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This article re-evaluates cases decided on legal causation in criminal law since Holland (1841) taking cognisance of advances in medical science,good medical practice and judicial attitudes.It is argued that Re T (1992) and Bland (1993) and cases sequel to them cast serious doubts on ( and indeed compel a restatement of) the principles of legal attribution relating to intervening events and refusal of medical treatment.
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This page is a summary of: Causation in Criminal Law: A New Look at Jordan, Smith, Blaue and Cheshire, The Journal of Criminal Law, October 1998, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/002201839806200507.
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